SNOW WILL cause “treacherous travel conditions” for commuters driving to and from work on Tuesday as subzero temperatures pummel Britain, the Met Office’s Alex Deakin has forecast.

Snow will continue in northern parts of the country and could see some areas hit with “several centimetres” as strengthening winds sweep across Britain.

Mr Deakin said: “Snow showers keep coming throughout the day across western Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England and Wales - a mixture of rain, sleet and snow showers likely here.

“Now it is showers we are talking about, so not everywhere will see the snow, but some places could really see several centimetres across northern Britain, even at low levels. Much more than that over the hills.

“The showers further south could result in some snow over the hills, many eastern areas will only see one or two showers with some sunshine.

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The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for snow and ice for Tuesday and Wednesday

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“But it’s going to feel cold wherever you are, add on the wind and it will feel subzero across much of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

“The wintery showers will keep on coming in Scotland and Northern Ireland through Tuesday evening’s rush hour, again some pretty treacherous travelling conditions with the snow showers packing in and increasingly turning more wintery towards lower levels over northern England and parts of Wales.”

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for snow and ice in northern and some southern parts of the UK that could cause travel chaos.

They read: “Showers will turn to sleet, snow and hail late on Monday night across northern England, and then affect parts of Wales and the Midlands Tuesday evening and overnight into Wednesday.

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“Delays to travel are possible, with a lower likelihood of cancellations of public transport.

“Some roads and pavements will turn icy, with an increased likelihood of some accidents and injuries.

“Heavy, squally showers will turn to sleet, hail and snow for many areas of Scotland later on Monday, then parts of Northern Ireland and the far north of England Monday night.

“Snow showers will continue through Tuesday and Tuesday night, although perhaps more of sleet and hail near some coasts. Over the hills, snow will drift in the strong to gale force winds.

“The warning has been updated to increase the amounts of snow and impacts. Travel delays on roads are possible, as are public transport cancellations.

“There is a chance of power cuts, while services such as mobile phone coverage may be affected.”

Showers will persist into Wednesday before an area of low pressure approaches that will bring further snow and plummeting temperatures.

Mr Deakin added: “It’s another day of sunshine and showers on Wednesday and again those showers will be wintery across the north and the west.

“The showers will slowly ease through the course of Wednesday but only to allow a deepening area of low pressure to approach, and that may very well turn things lively indeed through Wednesday night and Thursday.

“The strongest winds will be across central and southern areas - as the area of low pressure hits cold air, we will see another bout of snow it looks like across parts of Scotland. They are the areas most at risk.

“The snow could be a little bit further north, it could be a little bit further south, but there is the potential for further heavy snow on Wednesday night.

“Across southern Scotland, Northern Ireland and all of England and Wales there is the threat of some very strong winds from the low pressure system - it could turn really quite nasty with gusts of wind at 60 to 70 miles per hour, maybe more than that around some coasts and hills.”